When that thing's claws ripped through the steel walls and grabbed my arm… I thought it was all over. I have to say, it hurt like a son of a bitch. Its large claws ripping through my flesh, reaching the bone and nearly shattering it. I stood against the wall, cradling my useless limb as the monster ripped through the other walls. I remember looking over my shoulder as Caplin was torn away from his station.

My heart raced as I heard the thing make its way to the back. That's when I saw it… The back door was cracked open, waving its "good bye" to us… mocking us. Without much thought, I raced across the train car and made it to the door, locked it just as the thing's fists came down hard, bending the door. I tried to move, seeing the barrier between him and us give way. But I wasn't fast enough. The steel barricade flew at me and knocked me to the ground, barely hanging onto consciousness.

She fired, Alice… She probably saved my life for possibly the millionth time that night. The bullet hit the monster dead center, but didn't seem to phase it. Again and again she fired, but nothing happened. I saw several poles suspended from the ceiling and got an idea. Just as the thing's long, horrid tongue lashed out and grabbed Alice by the leg, I took that as my cue to execute my plan.

With a mighty yell, I plunged forward, pushing the beams after the beast and disabled him. But again, he attacked. Alice fell, but grabbed a pole and stopped the monster's tongue from going anyplace. She even went as far as running another post through its tongue and into the floor. That ought to do some damage. The thing squirmed, trying to pull his tongue free, but with no luck.

I grabbed the pistol from the ground, preparing to shoot the thing while it wriggled about. "OPEN THE DOORS!" I heard her shout. I turned to find Rain… Blocking my way. Rain? What was she doing? Suddenly, she lurched forward with a sickening hiss that a human didn't make. I knew the T-Virus had taken her and she was fully infected. When I pushed her away, I hesitated to shoot. But Alice once again desperately screamed for me to open the doors.

I had no choice… I had to do it.

In one shot, Rain was down, the bullet embedded in her skull, terminating the threat… Well, that's one down. But wait… As Rain fell, she'd fallen against the button, opening the doors beneath the treacherous fiend that Alice held captive by its tongue.

As the thing hit the rails and burst into flames… I could just watch calmly. Nothing really surprised me anymore. Its Umbrella we're talking about here, come on. When I pushed the button to close the doors, the thing's tongue cut in two… And that's the last I saw of that thing.

When the train came to a stop, I was the first one to jump off, Alice close behind me with the metal container on her hip. I offered to take it, but she refused and lugged the heavy crate out. We rushed up the stairs and watched as the doors closed and locked… for good.

I could see she was weak. I rushed forward and grabbed her just as she was about to collapse. I couldn't help but whisper encouraging words into her ear as I helped her to the floor. I'm not even sure she heard them, but I know what I was saying.

"I failed." She croaked, looking at the box sadly.

I knew what she meant… She tried to protect the others, Cap and Rain. But in the end, they'd both died.

"I failed them… I failed" she continued to repeat. Then finally, she looked at me. I scooted away, trying to sit in front of her. Of course I didn't realize it, but I must have looked like a begging dog, wanting a pat on the head from his master.

"Listen to me… There is nothing else you could have done. The corporation is guilty here. Not you! We finally have the proof. That way, Umbrella can't get awa-…" I stumbled over my words as my arm let out a painful spasm. "...get away with this." I once again cradled my arm as it began to shift on its own free will. "I mean… We can fi-… We can find a wa-…" I collapsed, the pain too intense.

"What is it?" Alice asked, a strong emotional edge in her voice. "Your infected…" she inferred as she took a glance at the bubbling wound in my shoulder. "You'll be okay. I'm NOT losing you."

As if on cue, the doors burst open, a bright white light shining down on the both of us. Am I dead? No, they're scientists in protective suits. I could feel my body start to go into convulsions, shuddering as the wound continued to change drastically.

I'd broken into a cold sweat by now, and the scientists had moved me onto a stretcher and immediately began to strap be down. What in the hell was going on!?

"He's mutating…" I heard one of the masked men say, probably the guy issued the orders to set things up out here. "I want him in the Nemesis program." Nemesis program? What in the hell is that!?

I wasn't given the chance to ask what in the hell was happening to me as little prickles began to spring out of my arm. There was a white-hot fire behind my eyes as my arm blazed, hurting my entire body as the bones inside rearranged themselves to accommodate something or other. I tried desperately to call for help, seeing Alice taking the white suited guys down one by one. She had the antidote… Maybe it wasn't too late for me?

"MATT!" She screamed, calling out my name as she tried to get to me. I saw her one last time as they wheeled the stretcher away, Alice… the beautiful Alice… Her face twisted in fright, worry, and desperation. At least four of the scientists had her pinned, but she struggled against them to get to me. "MATT!" she called again…

After the quarantine guys had wheeled me out of sight of Alice, I looked up into their faces, only to see my reflection in the masks they adorned. My body continued to quiver; once in a while my body would stiffen, twist and bend. God it hurt so much… I just wanted the pain to stop.

I felt a tinge as a sharp object was inserted under the skin near my collarbone. But it felt like a feather's soft touch compared to the searing pain that now ran a course through my body. I watched, vision blurring and doubling as one of the white suits pulled a very large needle away from me.

Then… Everything went black…